The Historic Liberty Square provides a vast array of restaurants and businesses that can make for a great outing for the typical cooped-up William Jewell student. One such small local business is the Morning Day Cafe, a fairly new addition, which first opened in July of 2014. The cafe describes…
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Student Senate kicks off school year with plans to strengthen community
William Jewell College’s Student Senate has started creating building blocks for an eventful and successful year here on the hill. Senate plans on making significant changes from past years, in order to better represent the campus and students. Jewell’s Student Senate is composed of students representing each grade level and…
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Jewell promotes mental healthcare during National Suicide Awareness week
The office of counseling services at William Jewell College recently took part in National Suicide Awareness week on campus, from Sept. 9th to the 15th, a week set aside to engage and inform on the pressing epidemic of suicide. Tricia Hagar, director of counseling services, says that for suicide awareness…
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Jewell hosts active shooter training as U.S. mass shootings become deadlier
Approximately 20 people dotted Yates-Gill Room 221/222 on the evening of Aug. 28 while Officer Kyle Hamline from the Liberty Police Department held an active shooter training course. The training was open to faculty, students and staff and was the second of two courses, the first being held Aug. 14.…
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Featured Club: QUILTBAG
William Jewell College offers several clubs and organizations in which students can participate and be involved. With the new 2018-2019 school year, these groups have welcomed change and new members. One of the groups to receive newfound attention is QUILTBAG (Queer/Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender, Bisexual, Asexual/Aromantic and Gay), a…
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Burning Man festival concludes annual tradition in Nevada desert
On the eve of the 1986 summer solstice, friends Larry Harvey and Jerry James decided to build a small figurine out of twigs and branches, and set it ablaze on one of the beaches of San Francisco. The impromptu bonfire drew in nearly 200 curious bystanders. Today that number has…
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